Retail sales in the world’s second-largest economy were particularly subdued as the country’s growth outlook remained cloudy, weighed down by the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Latest data yesterday showed that industrial production, which refers to activities in the manufacturing, mining and utilities sectors, grew 3.8 per cent last month from a year ago – below the expectations of economists.
A Bloomberg survey predicted a 4.3 per cent increase, while analysts polled by Reuters expected a 4.6 per cent rise. The latest figure was also lower than June’s 3.9 per cent rise from a year ago.
Similarly, retail sales also disappointed economists – recording a 2.7 per cent year-on-year rise last month – almost half of the 5 per cent growth that polls by both Bloomberg and Reuters predicted.
This was lower than the 3.1 per cent rise in June.
The growth in fixed assets investment – which the central government has relied on heavily this year to boost growth – has faltered.
For the first seven months of this year, the gauge for expenses on infrastructure, property, machinery and equipment grew 5.7 per cent from a year ago.
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